Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Lakers (40-23) are en route to Fiserv Forum on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (36-27).

The Lakers faced the Nets and took a loss by a score of 111-108 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Lakers walked away with 20 and the Nets recorded 16 fouls. They made 18 out of their 45 shots from distance. Brooklyn finished 63.3% at the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 30 tries. Moreover, Brooklyn snagged 47 rebounds (16 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Brooklyn earned 22 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. With regard to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 41.1% from the floor on 37 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 43 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Lakers converted 15 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 43.5% FG percentage (37 out of 85) and buried 19 out of their 40 shots from 3-point land.

Gabe Vincent is a player who came through in this game. Vincent finished 66.7% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He played for 34 mins but did not grab any rebounds. He recorded 24 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 40-23 for the year. They are averaging 112.9 pts per game (18th in the league) while connecting on 48.0% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 35.7% on shots from distance (797 of 2,234) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,658 assists this year, which ranks 20th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Lakers are forcing 13.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are ranked 14th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,701 conceded for the season. The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.9% (2,589 of 5,640) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per game as a group. They concede 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 8th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.1).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks went home defeated by a final of 115-114 against the Pacers. The Bucks pulled down 38 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 44 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Pacers had 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.7%. When talking about 3-pointers, Milwaukee converted 14 out of their 36 tries (38.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Bucks walked away from this one shooting 43 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2%. The Bucks permitted the Pacers to convert 44 of 87 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.6% for the matchup. They finished 33.3% from three-point range by going 13 out of 39 and ended up going 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Milwaukee permitted Indiana to snag 38 in total (5 offensive).

Brook Lopez ended up having an impact for the Bucks for the contest. Lopez had 23 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 81.8%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 36-27 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bucks are connecting on 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 5th in the league. Milwaukee has totaled 7,220 points so far this year (114.6 per contest) and they grab 44.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.1 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. The Bucks commit 18.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Bucks on defense are ranked 12th in the NBA in points given up per game with 112.5. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (2nd in the league). The Milwaukee defense allows 35.1% on 3-point shots (864 of 2,465) and opponents are making 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.9 assists and 45.5 boards per game, which ranks 11th and 25th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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